Everyone should see this.

What's up with this pug-nosed dog trend? It seems every yuppie in DC must have a pug-nosed dog now. The most popular breeds seem to be Chinese Pugs and Boston Terriers. I know that dog trends are nothing new. Several decades ago, every gaudy woman in Hollywood had to have a French Poodle by her side any time she was out on the town. But I guess this is just the first time I've realized the trend as it's happening. And this isn't exclusive to DC. I know this, because I see these breeds in advertisements for you-name-it all the time now. Before long, just one Pug will not do. They'll start buying them in matching sets. Aren't most Pugs beige-colored? They must look really nice with the carpeting. "Mmm... I don't know about this one. Do you have one in sandstone?"

So I'm going to a friend's birthday party next weekend, and the theme is Vintage Sunday School Picnic. It's gonna be great. Everyone is bringing their favorite classic picnic dish to share (bucket of KFC, jello salad, weiners, etc) and we're all encouraged to dress in vintage picnic wear. If any of you have seen my closet, you know this is the kind of event that my wardrobe has been waiting for. In fact, I actually got the perfect dress a few weeks ago at an estate sale. It looks just like this, but it's bright green 60s paisley, not bright green 60s floral:


I was trying to describe the dress in an email to Meredith yesterday, so naturally I did some googling, putting in different phrases like "mod dress," "shift dress," and "smock dress."

When I put in smock dress, I got directed to this website. Which I thought was strange enough, but then I looked closely at the picture on the main page:

WHAT THE FUCK!?!?! This is supposedly some kind of suicide-preventing safety smock. For... hippie mental patients? Brainwashed extras from a Star Trek movie? ...GANDALF and COURTNEY LOVE!?!

Are these those nutjobs who kidnapped Elizabeth Smart?


The internet is so weird.